Four hundred and fifty-six persistent harassment
Speaking of which, the Xianbei faced by Liu Zhang during this period was still not the main force of Xianbei, and Xianbei not only had large and small forces, but also emerged in endlessly. After the Han court defeated the Northern Xiongnu, they occupied the entire steppe, and at the same time divided into countless small forces. Among these small forces, the three most powerful are all concentrated in Bingzhou and Youzhou, and what Liu Zhang is facing is nothing more than some miscellaneous pieces. Wealth is moving, and these small forces that have been concentrated because of poverty can't help but think about such a distant place as Xiliang.
It is true that in the first half of this period, they earned a lot of goods by trading and selling things that they felt were worthless, but at the same time, it also accelerated their greed. has united many small forces to have a certain amount of power, and then wants to rob Liu Zhang.
It's a pity that they are obviously weaker than the old Xianbei groups such as Starting Dugen and Kebineng. But it is greed and lust that drive them. This Xianbei group should be a branch of the Tuoba Department, or it may be a branch of Xiliang in the later generations, because of Liu Zhang's strength, they also took advantage of it, but in fact, it also buried them.
A patch of grassland was not enough to feed them, so migration became their choice. Except for cattle and sheep, they really don't have much wealth. Suddenly, I saw that Xiliang has indescribable wealth here, fruit trees are in the forest, there are countless vegetables and fruits, and cattle and sheep have endless grass to eat......
These Han Chinese seem to have endless wealth and means, and if they can occupy this place, maybe they can also regain the glory of their ancestor Tuoba Jiefen. Although they are all Xianbei, they are still fighting internally.
"Chief, the Han people are attacking today, I'm afraid they are thinking about us?" The leader of a small tribe couldn't help but say that they were living comfortably these days, with wine, meat, and slaves. But he was suddenly beaten, and he was more angry than afraid, especially when the Han people raided today and directly slaughtered the leaders of two of their small tribes.
Bald Hair sat in the first place, looking at the pot in front of him with a gloomy face. The broth is boiled in it and the spices commonly used by the Han people are added, and the aroma is mouth-watering. But now his face is very ugly, as the leader of these small tribes, today he was actually attacked by the Han people and killed nearly a thousand people and two leaders. What's even more excessive is that there are not many Han people, and they are really a fiasco.
"The Han people are too shameless to sneak up on us, and the sons of the grassland are not afraid of them. But now that it's snowing heavily, I'm afraid it's not okay for us to attack the Han Chinese? "The snow is very thick, and their soldiers are cold, and I am afraid that after a vicious battle, they will die a lot.
This is also to strengthen the morale of their side, and the kind of thing that will explode today does not make them feel very scared. After all, they came later, and the people in front of them were almost dead. The living people are a little confused and don't know how to describe it, what kind of thunder and anger? Anyway, Bald Dan didn't believe it at all, if there was any thunder falling, it must be some weapon of the Han people.
"The leader Han is so unscrupulous, maybe he will come tomorrow. They took in the untouchables, but they also plundered our wealth. We are just snatching back our wealth, why are those Han people attacking us? The people of the other small tribe said indignantly, not feeling that there was anything wrong with wanting to rob Xiliang at all.
In the eyes of these nomads, if there is no food to drink, it must be a robbery of the Han people. This concept has become a normal behavior in their behavior, so they feel that the Han people are shameless, and their anger comes from this.
Bald Dan grinned and said: "In a few days, there will be a heavy snowstorm on the grassland, presumably the Han people will not come." After the Han people have finished the New Year and the wind and snow have all melted, we are attacking. "They can't and don't want to send troops in winter, they are not as rich as Liu Zhang, and they are scarce in food and grass.
The rest of the people were talking a lot, and it was obvious that they were very angry. Liu Zhang, who can't wait to rob Xiliang now, can rob others by himself, but others can't rob himself. Besides, they have never been out in winter, and every winter is a disaster for them.
We're still going to wait and see, they can't break the city in the winter, or fight the Han footmen. Liu Zhang's side retreated, killing thousands of Xianbei people today, only losing some arrows and gunpowder bags. Several soldiers were hit in the arms by arrows, and came back to take out arrows and wipe the alcohol on the medicine.
Ma Chao and the others took off their cotton clothes, and this thing felt too hot to move a little. It can be seen that the effect of the cotton clothes is very good, and many soldiers have taken off their clothes, and this thing is really suffocating when it heats up. Their faces were flushed, and it seemed that today's event had excited them.
"How's it going, isn't it cool today?" Liu Zhang looked at several people with excitement, and he could see that these people were strictly following their tactical requirements. Of course, these people definitely do not lack the courage and strength to be positive and tough, but now is not the time. When you decide to be tough and tough, it is when the other party perishes.
Ma Chao, a violent element, immediately followed and said: "When will the grenade be made, this explosive package is too big." "Ma Chao heard Liu Zhang say that grenades are much easier to use than this, as long as you pull the lead and throw it out and swallow it with a mouthful of water, it will explode, which is much better than the explosive pack. Maybe there was no way to delay it so well in ancient times, but there was a way to do it for a longer time, although it would be very good if it was slower.
Liu Zhang spread his hands and said: "I'm going to ask those craftsmen in Jingzhou, you go back this time to reward each of you with some money, maybe I'll get you some good things next time." Liu Zhang knows that high-end grenades are not good for themselves, but homemade grenades are still very easy.
Ma Chao pondered for a while, it seems that it is good to spend some money to get some high-tech? These things are very enjoyable, and when I turn around and get a little more, I throw them at Liu Bei's black-faced brother, that person's mouth stinks, and the red-faced face is not arrogant and scares people to death. Ma Chao took this to heart, and turned around to find them one by one.
"Lord, these crossbows are not bad, aren't they?" Marten knew that the explosives bag was dangerous, and he didn't even want to touch it. I always feel that I can't play well, and I have killed myself.
Liu Zhang tightened his cloak, and in the afternoon, the wind became stronger: "Let's go back and talk about it, let's continue in two days." And then one day it continues, and then three days it goes on, and you see what you do later. Liu Zhang felt that harassment was just that, and he went to them every day to get into trouble.
"Lord, these Huns are afraid that they won't go crazy, right? If they continue to fight like this, they will run away, right? Xu Huang felt cold when he thought about it, if he was against Liu Zhang, he would throw explosives bags into his barracks every day. I led people out by myself, they turned around and ran and shot themselves with short crossbows, and they threw explosives bags when they were cautiously defended, which made me feel like a tearful face. What's more, these Xianbei people don't have a city, not even a fence.
Liu Zhang took the lead and walked towards the military camp behind: "I don't know if they're crazy or not, but I'm definitely going crazy anyway." Anyway, I don't know how to deal with it, and I don't know how to win. Liu Zhang felt that he was the leader of Xianbei and came to surrender early. Sooner or later, people will go crazy if they continue to fight like this, but maybe these people can't be said?
After resting for two days, when the Xianbei people thought that the Han people were out to show their prestige, Ma Chao and others appeared again. This time, the brothers of the Ma family each brought hundreds of people, and they absolutely only fought harassment and did not fight head-to-head. If they pursue, they turn around and run towards the Wall.
This time Xu Huang also attacked, and seeing Ma Chao and the others having fun, he couldn't help but attack with a team of cavalry. The phalanx of infantry remained in front of the Great Wall, and the work of wooden fences and the like was in place. After these three harassments, the Xianbei people retreated three miles and let others move in the winter, Liu Zhang felt that he was quite bad.
"Cattle and sheep gave up some of it?" Seeing Xu Huang and these people driving thousands of cattle and sheep to come, Liu Zhang was almost unhappy. These people stored a large number of looted cattle and sheep here as food, and they were robbed a lot by Liu Zhang. People on the steppe eat meat until they want to vomit, and there are no vegetables and other things, which are too greasy. However, Liu Zhang sold them a lot of tea, which can be regarded as a relief.
"There are a lot of cattle and sheep in the lord, but many of them have cubs, go back and raise them well, but next year's harvest is not small." It's just winter, and these cattle and sheep are not hungry yet. Many cattle and sheep have cubs, as long as they go back and have forage, it is definitely a big harvest.
Liu Zhang looked at a fat ewe passing by him, and it was obvious that this one had cubs. There are a lot of such sheep, and they look stupid one by one: "These are sent back to pick out the cubs so that they can be fed, and spies are sent to keep an eye on the movements of these Xianbei people." As long as there is a sign of escape, all the cavalry will attack, and Komeito must block their way back. "These are all food, those people are labor, and they can't all give up. It's only been three times, and they're a little unbearable, and they're really too impatient to fight.
Estimating that these Xianbei people wanted to run away, Liu Zhang felt that he was going to attack the whole army. But then the spies reported that the people did not run away, but they did not hide outside in the yurt every day. It didn't look like they were going to run away, and Liu Zhang couldn't figure out what they were going to do for a while.
But Liu Zhang didn't care what they did, but Liu Zhang was still ready to attack. But who knew that during the fifth sortie, Ma Teng and the others were ambushed by these Xianbei people in advance, but fortunately, Ma Chao reacted quickly and went to the rescue in advance. A large number of ropes were buried in the snow, besieging and killing Liu Zhang's nearly 1,000 cavalry. This made Ma Teng a little confused, and it seemed that he was used to crushing a little careless?